Streaming on Hulu, and available on DVD/Blu-ray from Viz. I can’t wait for Stars, not because of the Starlights, who I don’t actually like all that much (sorry not sorry folks!) but because of the much more overt coupley-ness of Haruka and Michiru. Next year Sailor Moon turns 25 years old and I’m still loving that they make an elegant and mature couple in the eyes of the Inner Senshi and that they care more about dying together than saving the world. Because years pass and Haruka and Michiru are STILL the best Yuri characters ever and they will never not be welcome. Streaming on Crunchyroll and the light novels are available in English from One Peace Books.
#TOP ANIME 2017 COMPLETE SERIES#
That’s got to be worth *something,* right? I certainly think so.Īt this point, we can allow ourselves series that do nothing but run around and scream, surely? We’ve worked so hard and to legitimize this genre, it’s perfectly okay to just kick back and watch some nonsense with a lesbian in it. The lead character is openly desirous of other girls and makes no apologies. We’ve had a few evangelists of this series here on Okazu and I think it’s worth a look, at any rate.
#TOP ANIME 2017 COMPLETE TV#
^_^Ī cartoon made for fans, by fans so we can all be big ole queer fans together on TV is something we should absolutely be celebrating! I literally sit around thinking about what gem they’ll become, because this is just such a great cartoon for people who love being fans of great cartoons. I am waiting on pins and needles for Lapis and Peridot to fuse. There is no way a series so deeply, lovingly inspired by Revolutionary Girl Utena, and filled with a smörgåsbord of queerness, could not be on this list. Streaming on Crunchyroll and the manga is available in English from Seven Seas. However you enjoy it (or not), I cannot pretend it is anything other than an anime designed to appeal to some portion of Yuri fandom. You can look at it as just another way to glorify a fetish and, of course, you can see it as two girls struggling to find legitimacy for their relationship in a world that doesn’t accept them. You can certainly look at the series as a glimpse into abusive relationships. I know some folks like it and that’s good enough to get a mention here. I don’t know how well it is doing, I don’t care. Streaming on Amazon Anime Strike and the manga is available in English from Yen Press. So, as a tribute to Bruce, Girl’s Last Tour is #8. He loved the armaments and military vehicles and he wrote a paean to the manga for a panel he never made it to last summer. It’s a post-apocalyptic story that makes little sense, but has moe art, and two girls traveling together in a winter landscape with little food, and nothing much to look forward to. And that’s good enough for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid to make #9 on the list. Without this fan, I would have never thought twice about this series, but as I put together this list, I was reminded that people who are not me saw something special here. This is an excellent example of why I want other people’s opinions on Okazu. It was so good a recitation, the judges and audience were moved to applause. The story, which I had seen as an unfunny waste of potential was recast as a triumphant search for family and intimacy.
I might not have put this on the list but for an extraordinary and passionate retelling of the main themes of this series at the Yuri Court game at Yurithon in Montreal last summer.
I know I never put the one you think ought to be here on this list, so go ahead and let me know why I should have included that one! I might even have just forgotten it – it was a crazy year.Ĭomments are open for your suggestions for this slot. The anime you think should be on this list, but isn’t. I won’t apologize. ^_^ Most of these series are streaming, and several of them are also on the Yuricon Store!ġ0. Despite that, 2017 wasn’t a bad year for Yuri anime, although I had to fiddle a bit to get us up to 10. Anime’s always harder than manga for me, because despite the premise that “only guys buy anime” being disproved over and over again, the prevailing belief among producers is that only guys buy anime.